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A medieval pageant is a form of procession traditionally associated with both secular and religious rituals, often with a narrative structure. Pageantry was an important aspect of medieval European seasonal festivals, in particular around the celebration of Corpus Christi , which began after the thirteenth century.
First, "medieval" denotes a time period (500–1500) far too large and complex to understand in short descriptions. And within it, there was "a vast and varied spectrum of kinds of performances: ludus , jeu, ordo, representatio, officium, pagina, miraculum, mystère, processus, interlude, morality, mumming , disguising, and, of course, play."
Medieval/ Renaissance n/a n/a Renaissance fair / tournament Siege of Groenlo reenactment: October Groenlo, Netherlands: 17th century Siege of Groenlo (1627) Battle / fair Templecombe Medieval Pageant June 1 & 2 Templecombe, England Middle Ages Phoenix Warlords n/a Renaissance fair / battle Battle of Tewkesbury reenactment: 2nd weekend in July
Canterbury Renaissance Faire Oregon: Silverton; semi-permanent Village of Canterbury; Elizabethan England (1560–1600) 2009 3 stages, 6+ acres; parking–shuttle ≠ (07c) last two weekends in July 10k (2012) Canterbury Faire: Carolina Renaissance Festival [7] North Carolina: Huntersville; permanent site
Mystery plays and miracle plays (they are distinguished as two different forms although the terms are often used interchangeably [1]) are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery plays focused on the representation of Bible stories in churches as tableaux with accompanying antiphonal song.
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A Pageant in Coventry. The Coventry Mystery Plays, or Coventry Corpus Christi Pageants, are a cycle of medieval mystery plays from Coventry, West Midlands, England, and are perhaps best known as the source of the "Coventry Carol".
Entry of John II of France and Joan I of Auvergne into Paris after their coronation at Reims in 1350, later manuscript illumination by Jean Fouquet. The ceremonies and festivities accompanying a formal entry by a ruler or their representative into a city in the Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe were known as the royal entry, triumphal entry, or Joyous Entry. [1]